European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. August 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 6 men ordered to testify on Iron Contra Deal Washington Ai a Federal judge has or dered Iran Centra testimony from six men including former while House aide an arms dealer and three associates of fund raisers who have admitted illegally using a tax exc Mph foundation to help the Nicara Guan rebels. They would be granted Limi cd immunity from prosecution in order to compel their testimony to the sen ate and House Iran Contra committees. The men ordered on tuesday to testify by . Dis Ricl judge Thomas f. Hogan Are Francis Gomez a business partner of Public relations executive Richard r. Miller. Clifton Smith and Krishna link Dale associates of fund Raiser Carl k. "spil.r"channell, Milter and Channell pleaded guilty last Spring to charges they raised Money through a As exempt foun Dation for the non exempt purpose of buying arms for the contras. Former while House aide Johnathan Miller Brit ish counter terrorism expert David Walker and Ala Bama arms dealer James Atwood. Johnathan Miller abruptly resigned from the while House Stafl on May 14 after a witness at the Iran Cen tra hearings testified that he had cashed traveler s checks from National Security Council aide1 Oliver North to obtain Cash for distribution to a Contra Leader. Alword purchased arms from retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard v. Accord and sold them to the Cia according to congressional testimony. The House committee voted aug. 6 to seek immunity Grants for the six who declined to appear without immunity said panel spokesman Bob Havel. Similar Voles were Lakin by the Senate panel. Both panels decided they will Laic further votes to determine whether to actually use the court orders to Force Johnathan Miller and Walker to give sworn depositions. Havel said the decision will depend on whether their testimony is important enough to Grant them limited immunity immunity is not formally conferred by the commit tees until a witness invokes he fifth amendment privilege against self incrimination. Limited or use immunity Means that a witness testimony or any leads derived from it cannot be used to prosecute thai person. Northwest to get names of unhappy passengers Washington at the transportation department agreed wednes Day to make available to North Cal air lines the names and addresses of passengers who tiled complaints to the department this year. Northwest had asked for a list of any one who had filed a complaint against the airline Between Jan. I and july .11 As Well As any notes taken by employees of the Dopa Rantem s consumer affairs office in connection with the complaints. Northwest had said in its request thai it wanted the list of complaining customers so it could reply to inc Pas sengers Holh to apologize and att Mph to resolve any problems they might have had. The airline has had one of the worst complaint records in the Industry since its merger with Republic airlines last year according to transportation de a Rimini figures. Only Continental airlines had a higher complaint rate this year. During the first six months of the year North Wisl had 8.9 complaints to the depart ment for every 100,000 passengers it carried. In july it was second with 94g complaints or 28 per 100,000 Passen Gers according to department figures Adreanne in Ojer 9, of Perry township Ohio shows the letter and postcard she received in response to a note she put in a coca cola bottle at Cape Hatteras , in july 1986. The Boll if was found last month message from Europe a pow to by a German family from Berlin vacationing on France s Brittany coast. One of the family members 18-year-old Christine wrote and proposed that they become pen pals. Big Apple planning $ 10 Entrance fee for morning Drivers new York api a plan to charge Drivers up to $10 per Day to bring their cars into Manhattan in the morning could be in effect by the end of next year a City transportation official said. We have to Start thinking fewer vehicles cily transportation first Deputy Sam Schwartz said tues Day. They City cannot provide for everyone who wants to ride in Schwartz detailed the plan at a National meeting at traffic engineers in Manhattan Drivers entering Manhattan from 60th Street to the Battery and from inc Easl to the Hudson Rivers would be charged according to inc number of passengers in each car. Drivers without passengers would be charged $10 each weekday from i . To noon. Those travelling Wilh two to three passengers would be charged $5 and Drivers Wilh four passengers or More would be charged s3. The charge would include loll fees. Drivers would be required to attach a Slicker to their car to show they paid the fee Schwartz said the City would spend s8 million for police to enforce the regulation. The plan requires stale legislation but Schwartz said it could be implemented by the end of 1988. Critics charge the fee would give businesses another excuse to leave Manhattan. They have urged the cily to ticket More illegally parked cars build More parking lots near Railroad stations and upgrade mass transit. Boy 4, awarded $800,000 in army malpractice suit Tacoma Wash. A the gov Erna Cal must pay $800,000 to a 4-year old boy whose left was permanently injured during his birth at Madigan army medical Center a Federal judge has ruled. . District judge Jack a Tanner said Madigan doctors should have realized jct try Hill or. Was a larger Iha ii Normal baby requiring delivery by cac Saran Section instead of through the birth canal. The boy is to be paid $519,172 in lost future earnings and $300,000 in general damages. He has Limi cd use of his left shoulder and and Falls occasionally because he cannot use the limn for Protection according to Tanner s written decision. Tanner Jiw rued a Bay s parents Doris Hill and Jeffery Hill or. $25,000 each far damage to their Parent child relationships. The family now lives in the Panama canal area. Doris Hill is a firs sergeant in inc . Army. Jeffery Hill or. Is a Driver working for he Panama canal commission. Despite the ruling. Special assistant . Attorney Eugene a. Studly who represented the government said the Case is not completed by any saudi a argued at trial that the actions of madman doctors saved the baby s life and that doctors used the proper proce Dure for delivery. Bui Tanner ruled Madigan doctors had information before Binh that the baby would be Large. The boy was 10 pounds 14" ounces at birth june 29,198 3. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today., aug. 21. 1947 George c. Marshall . Secretary of state Lold the inter american conference in Brazil that Europe s economic recovery is vital to the Ameri Cas and takes precedence Over the needs of inc Western hemisphere. 30 years ago today. Aug. 21, 1957 surgeon general Leroy Burney warned that Asiatic flu could strike More than 34 million americans. He said indications Are that the disease will sweep the United Stales in four to six weeks and Hil 10 percent to 20 percent of the population. 20 years ago foday. Aug. 21, 1967 american planes struck the heaviest blow of the War against North Vietnam. 1 lots flew 209 missions against targets in North Vietnam s Southern Panhandle. Targets included Supply dumps Ruck convoys roads Bridges railroads and anti aircraft Sites. 10 years ago today. Aug. 21, 1977 Groucho Marx the Cigar chomping comedian who made two generations of americans laugh Wilh his leering Grin and Bushy eyebrows died Al a los Angeles Hospital. He was 86
